Powerful shortcuts when working with Google Drive

Google drive is a cloud storage service that lets you store, share, and organize all your files. It's an easy way to get access to all your documents, photos, videos, and more on any device.



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You can use Google Drive to:

  • Create and edit documents
  • Share files with others
  • Backup your photos and videos
  • Add drawings or comments to PDFs
  • Show presentations online

Google drive is a file storage service that offers cloud-based storage for users. Google drive is owned by Google and was launched in April 2012.

It is one of the most popular and widely used cloud storage services in the world with over 2 billion monthly active users. It is available for use on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Chrome OS, macOS and Linux operating systems.

Google drive allows users to store files on the cloud and access them from any device with internet connection. Files can be shared with other people or groups via a link or an email address. Files can also be made public so that they are accessible to anyone who has the link or knows the URL address of the file.

Taking shortcuts in life is considered a gimmick but knowing Google Drive shortcuts can definitely help you get things done faster. To be able to take full advantage of this system, one needs to know the essential shortcuts that can save time, taking shortcuts can really speed up your work if you know how to use Google Drive. One must be aware of the crucial time-saving shortcuts in order to utilize this system to its maximum potential.

Pass through around Google Drive

The keyboard shortcuts listed below can assist you navigate through your screen after you launch Google Drive.

Action

Shortcut Key

Go to the top of the app

G then T

Download status

G then A

Upload status

G then U

Toggle details pane on/off

D

Toggle the activity pane on/off

I

Open navigation panel or folders list

G then N

G then F

Open items view

G then I

Close preview mode

ESC

Play/pause preview mode

Space

Zoom in

+ or =

Zoom out

/

Toggle between list view and grid view

V


Action on selected items

If stuff that you’ve selected (folders, files, items, and properties) is organized properly, this list of commands is sure to swiftly meet your expectations. You can open an item, copy and paste them from one location to another, copy item URLs, change names, create shortcuts, share files and save them as favorites.

Action

Shortcut Key

Cut

Ctrl + X

Copy (also Copy an item URL to the clipboard)

Ctrl + C

Paste

Ctrl + V

Open item

Enter or O

Open item in new tab

Ctrl + Enter

Move selected files

Z

Create item shortcut in Drive

Ctrl + Shift + V

Mark item with star

S

Rename

N

Remove or Delete

# or Delete

Undo

Ctrl + Z

Redo

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Share

.


Create New files and folders

Below are some shortcuts for creating new files and folders within your Drive. You may use these shortcuts to create new documents, presentations, spreadsheets, drawings, forms, and folders.

Action

Shortcut Key

Create Folder

Shift + F

Create Document

Shift + T

Create Spreadsheet

Shift + S

Create Presentation

Shift + P

Create Form

Shift + O

Create Drawing

Shift + D






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